Keyword
jealous
- envious
- to fear
- to shun
- Frequency
- #2106
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
jì
Mnemonic
心 (heart) gives the meaning and 己 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
禁忌
taboo; contraindication (medicine); to abstain from
忌
to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth
肆无忌惮
absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple
妒忌
to be jealous of (sb's achievements etc); to be envious; envy
威士忌
whiskey (loanword)
忌讳
taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
顾忌
to have misgivings; apprehension; worry; qualm; scruple
猜忌
to be suspicious and jealous of
忌妒
to be jealous of; to envy
切忌
to avoid as taboo; to avoid by all means
忌日
anniversary of a death; inauspicious day
忌惮
to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear
投鼠忌器
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom); to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
忌恨
hate (due to envy etc)
威士忌酒
whiskey (loanword)
忌食
(formal) to avoid (certain foods)
忌辰
anniversary of a death
百无禁忌
all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes; nothing is taboo
避忌
to avoid as taboo
忌口
abstain from certain food (as when ill); avoid certain foods; be on a diet
疑忌
jealousy; suspicious and jealous
童言无忌
children's words carry no harm (idiom)
横行无忌
(idiom) to run rampant; to act with impunity
讳疾忌医
hiding a sickness for fear of treatment (idiom); fig. concealing a fault to avoid criticism; to keep one's shortcomings secret; to refuse to listen to advice